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COMBINED MEASURING GAUGE AND FEED CONTROLLING MECHANISM Filed May 1, 1935 4 Sheets-Sheet l gvwc/vvbcw JZzZiwsMMinkm v March 3, 1936. J MINKQW 2,032,710

COMBINED MEASURING GAUGE AND FEED CONTROLLING MECHANISM Filed May 1, 1935 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Ema/whoa JiLZius/KMinkow March 3, 1936. I J MINKOW 2,032,710

COMBINED MEASURING GAUGE AND FEED CONTROLLING MECHANISM Filed May 1, 1935 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 March 3, 1936. J M WNKOW 2,@32,71Q

COMBINED MEASURING GAUGE AND FEED CONTROLLING MECHANISM Filed May 1, 1955 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Elam/M4 Patented Mar. 3, 1936' UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE COMBINED MEASURING GAUGE AND FEED CONTROLLING MECHANISM Application May 1, 1935, Serial No. 19,313

14 Claims.

This invention relates to a combined measuring gauge and feed controlling mechanism designed primarily for use in connection with paper cutting machines, but it is to be understood that a mechanism, in accordance with this invention, is also designed for use in any connection for which it may be found applicable.

The object of my invention is to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a mechanism of the class referred to for controlling the operation of a paper roll unwinding or feed shaft for the purpose of successively presenting like lengths of the pap-er web from off the roll to be severed by a knife or cutter, thereby resulting in sheets of uniform length.

A further object of the invention is to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a mechanism of the class referred to for use in connection with paper cutting machines, for automatically controlling the production of paper sheets of uniform length from a web unwinding from off a roll of paper.

A further object of the invention is to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, an adjustable combined measuring gauge and feed controlling mechanism acting to produce from an unwinding paper web sheets of uniform selected length.

A further object of the invention is to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a combined measuring gauge and feed controlling mechanism for controlling the operation of a paper stock feed shaft to produce sheets of uniform length from the stock.

A further object of the invention is to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a combined measuring gauge and feed controlling mechanism for intermittently driving and holding a paper stock feed shaft from movement to control the extent of the feed thereby resulting in the production of sheets of uniform selected lengths.

Further objects of the invention are to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a combined measuring gauge and feed controlling mechanism which is comparatively simple in its construction and arrangement, strong, durable, compact, readily installed with respect to a cutting machine operating shaft and a paper stock feed shaft, accurate in its operation, thoroughly efficient in its use, automatic in action, readily repaired when occasion requires, and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists of such parts and such combination of parts, as are hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications may be resorted to which fall within the scope 5 of the invention as claimed.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure l is a longitudinal sectional view of the 10 mechanism showing the installation thereof with the drive shaft of a paper cutting machine and a paper stock feed shaft,

Figure 2 is an elevation looking towards the outer end of the mechanism, 5

Figure 3 is an elevation looking towards the inner end of the mechanism,

Figure 4 is an elevation looking into the housing towards its outer end and with the inner end of the housing removed, 20

Figure 5 is a sectional detail illustrating the I couplings between the mechanism and the drive shaft of a paper cutting machine,

Figure 6 is a Vertical sectional view of the mechanism on line 6-6, Figure 1,

Figure '7 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view illustrating the cam blocks for shifting the driving gear of the mechanism from driving relation with respect tothe driven gear,

Figure 8 is a section on line 8-8, Figure 4, and 30 Figure 9 is a section on line 9-9, Figure 4,

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates the drive shaft of a paper cutting machine, not shown, and 8 a feed or unwinding shaft for a roll of paper, not shown. The paper is to be in the form of a continuous web. Stretches or lengths of the web are to be presented to the cutting mechanism or knife of the cutting machine to be severed to provide the paper of sheet like form. The shaft 7 (Figures 1 and 5) is formed with a pair of diametrically opposed key-ways 9 a reduced end terminal portion It! and a pair of spaced parallel closely related cavities II, 12 in its periphery for a purpose to be. referred to. The cavities H, l2 are arranged in close proximity to the inner end of the end terminal portion ID. The junction of the latter with the other portion of the shaft '0' provides a shoulder I3. The. outer end of the key-ways s opens at the shoulder l3. The cavities I l, l2 are arranged midway between the key-ways.

A housing is designated 14 and includes a horizontally disposed annular body part l5 and inner and outer circular heads l6, l1 respective ly. The head It is fixedly secured against the inner end edge of body portion |5 by the holdfast means l8. The head I6 is provided with an opening l9 at its axis and an opening 20 between opening l9 and its outer edge. The opening I9 is of greater diameter than opening 20. Formed integral with the inner face of head I6 are spaced superposed parallel bearing sleeves 2|, 22 having their inner faces form flush continuations of the walls of the openings I9, 29 respectively. The sleeve 2| is of greater length than sleeve 22. Reinforcing webs 23, 24, 25, 26,

and 27 are integral with the inner face of head I6. The web 23 merges at its inner end into the outer periphery of the sleeve 22. The web 24, at one end, merges into the outer periphery of sleeve 22 and at its other end merges into the outer periphery of sleeve 2|. The Webs 25, 26, and 21 merge at their inner ends into the outer periphery of sleeve 2|. The webs 23, 24, and 25 are arranged in endwise alignment.

The head 11 is formed with an enlarged axially arranged opening 28 and a series of spaced nonthreaded openings 29, only one shown, in proximity to its outer edge 30. Formed integral with the outer face of head I! is an outwardly directed sleeve 3| having its inner face forming a flush continuation of the wall of opening 28. The outer face of head I1 is provided with reinforcing webs 32 which merge at their inner ends into the outer periphery of sleeve 3|. The latter aligns with the bearing sleeve 2| on the head l6. The head ll, adjacent its outer edge, is cut out to form an arcuate slot 33 constituting a sight opening for a purpose to be referred to. The head I! is coupled with the body portion l5 in a manner to be referred to.

The top of the body portion 15 is formed with an upstanding tubular lug 34 having its inner face upon two different diameters, as at 35, 36, and its top edge formed with a pair of diametrically opposed notches 31, only one shown. The portion of smallest inner diameter of lug 34 is at the upper part of the latter. The junction of the two diameters of the inner face of lug 34 forms the latter with an internal shoulder 38 providing an abutment for a purpose to be referred to. The top of body portion I5 is formed with an opening 39 having its inner face forming a flush continuation of the portion of largest inner diameter of lug 34. The latter is flush with the outer edge 49 of body portion l5. The purpose of lug 34 and opening 39 will be hereinafter referred to. The edge 40 is formed with a row of spaced threaded sockets 4|, only one shown, into which engage threaded bolts 42 extending through non-threaded openings 29 for slidably connecting the head ll to body portion I5. The bolts 42 extend outwardly from the head ll and their heads are indicated at 44. Mounted on the bolts 42 and interposed between the bolt heads 44 and the outer face of head ll are coiled springs 45 forming a resilient abutment for the head H on the outward sliding of the latter and normally tending to maintain head II against edge 40 of body portion I5. The latter is formed with spaced tapered oppositely disposed screw threaded openings 46, 4'! closed by removable threaded plugs 48, 49 respectively.

' The opening 46 constitutes an intake for a lubricant and the opening 41 a drain. The inner end edge 50 f body portion I is formed with a row of threaded sockets 5| for the reception of the holdfast means l8. The body portion l5 at its inner end isrprovided with a series of outwardly extending, radially disposed apertured ears 52 (Figure 1) into mesh with and for operating a driven gear 58. The members 55, 56 are of like form and each consists of an oblong block 59 (Figure 8) having its outer face provided with a.

flat part 60 inset with respect to and spaced from a flat part 6|. The part 60 is connected to the part 6| by an inclined part 62 leading from part 60 at an outward inclination throughout. Each cam member is anchored in position by a pair of holdfast elements 63 countersunk therein, extending therethrough and engaging in disc 54.

Extending outwardly from and integral with the front face of disc 54, axially of the latter, is a trunnion 64 provided at its outer end portion with a pair of spaced sockets 65, 66. The socket 66 is arranged at and the socket 65 is disposed parallel to the. axis of trunnion 64 and opens at the outer end of the latter. The rear face of disc 54, axially thereof, is formed with a laterally disposed circular enlargement 61. The disc 54 is formed with an axially disposed socket 68 opening at the rear face thereof and extending through the disc 54 into the trunnion 64. Arranged within the socket 68 is a bushing 69. Extending into and rotating in the bushing 69 is the reduced end terminal portion IU of the drive shaft 1. The enlargement 61 of disc 54 opposes the shoulder l3 of shaft 7. The disc 54 is capable of being revolved in opposite directions about the end portion In of shaft 1 for a purpose to be referred to.

The trunnion 64 extends into the sleeve 3| of head I! and its diameter is slightly less than the inner diameter of sleeve 3|. The trunnion 64 is maintained in spaced relation with respect to the inner face of sleeve 3| by the shaft portion i0 coacting with the bushing 69 and wall of socket 68 There is associated with the trunnion 64 a handle or wheel 10 for manually revolving it to adjust carrier 53 The handle 16 is coupled to the outer end of the trunnion 64 by a pin H which is anchored in socket 65 and extends into a socket 12 formed in handle 10. The handle or wheel 16 is coupled by the pin 1| to the trunnion 64 to provide for their revolving in unison. There is associated with the trunnion 64 and handle 10 a releasable clamp structure 73 for clamping the carrier 53 in its adjusted position. The structure 13 includes a pin 14 anchored in socket 66 and loosely extending through and projecting outwardly from an opening in handle 16. The pin 14 has a threaded outer portion 16 which engages in a threaded opening 11 formed axially of a revoluble operating bar 78 functioning to move structure 13 to clamping position and to release it from such position. The bar 18 has a laterally extending circular enlarged portion 19 centrally thereof which coacts with a laterally enlarged circular portion 89 on the outer face of the handle 10.

The handle or wheel 10 has an enlarged circular portion 8| on its inner face which is to abut the outer end edge 82 of sleeve 3|. The pin 14 and bar 18 of structure 13 act to tightly clamp the enlargements 19, 80, BI and sleeve 3| together to maintain the disc 54 in frictional engagement with the inner face of head I1 to prevent the shifting of the carrier 53 from adjusted position. The tightening of bar 18 on pin 18 provides for the foregoing action or locking of said parts. On releasing bar 18 the carrier 53 may be manually adjusted by the handle 18 revolving trunnion 64.

There is also associated with the disc 54a latching means to retain the carrier 53 in adjusted portion before it is clamped or looked in a manner as aforesaid. The latching means includes a vertically movable spring controlled plunger or latching member 82 which is slidably mounted in lug 34 and extends through opening 39 into chamber 53. The plunger 82 has a peripheral shoulder 83 and a V-shaped inner end 84. Surrounding the plunger 82 and interposed between the shoulders 38 and 83 is the plunger controlling spring 85. The outer end of plunger 82 has a head 85 and adjacent to the latter a diametrically extending pin 81 for seating in the notches 31 to prevent the revolving of the plunger relative to lug 34. The spring 84 normally acts to maintain the inner end of the plunger in a notch of a row of spaced parallel notches 88 disposed transversely of and throughout the outer edge 89 of disc 58. The front face of the latter is formed with an annular regulating scale 98 which is visible through the slot 33 to ascertain the necessary adjustment of the carrier 53 to obtain the desired length that stretches of the stock should be severed to produce the sheets of paper. The outer face of head I 1 has a pointer which associates with scale 90.

The drive shaft 1 for the cutting machine extends through the opening It in head 6 to the extent that the end portion l8 thereof is arranged in the bushing 69. The driving gear 51 is of the crown type and includes a hub 82 which is slidably mounted on shaft 1 adjacent the end portion I5 of the latter. Keys 83 (Figure 4) are secured in the grooves 8 and extend into diametrically opposed grooves 93* formed in the inner face of the hub 52 of gear 51 to provide for the gear 51 to bodily rotate with shaft 1, as Well as for slidably connecting the gear upon said shaft. Interposed between the shaft 1 and the hub 92, as well as being secured to the latter, is a sectional bushing 9d. Between the sections of the bushing 94 extend the keys 93. One of the sections of the bushing 94 (Figure 5) is formed with an opening 95 adapted to selectively register with the cavities H, #2. The hub 82, adjacent to one end thereof, is formed with a vertically disposed opening 85 which permanently registers at its inner end with opening 95. Arranged in the latter and extending into opening 88 is a globular latching member 81. Within the opening 96 is a controlling spring 88 for the latching member 9?. The outer end of opening 96 is closed by a removable plug The spring 58 is interposed between the member 91 and plug 99 and normally acts to extend member 81 beyond the inner face of bushing 95. The member 9? is to selectively engage in cavities II, 2 to arrest the sliding movement of gear 51 upon shaft 1. When member 91 engages in cavity ii it holds gear 5? in driving relation for gear 58. When member 81 engages in cavity I2 it holds gear 51 out of driving relation with respect to gear 58. The normal position of gear 51 (Figure 5) is in non-driving relation with respect to gear 58, Which position is had by the engagement of member 91 in cavity l2. The

gear 51 is shifted from non-driving to driving relation with respect to gear 58 by the cam members 55, 56, and when shifted to driving position it is latched by the engagement of member 91 in cavity H. The gear 51 is shifted from driving position by a means to be hereinafter referred to. The teeth of gear 51 are designated 88 and are formed in an annular offset 99 (Figure '7) extending throughout the outer marginal portion of the rear face of the gear 51 and flush with the outer edge E00 of the latter. The gear 51 has extended from its outer edge I00 a radially disposed flared arm IOI (Figures 1 and l) having at its outer end a stub shaft I82. The gear 51 is formed on its front face with a lateral offset I83 (Figure 1) which is flush with edge 08. The arm i8i is formed with a threaded socket I84. The gear 51 has a threaded socket I05 opening at edge 288. The sockets I04, I05 (Figure 1) are diametrically opposed. The stub shaft I02 has a reduced threaded inner portion I06, which engages in socket 584, and a head I01 at its outer end. Mounted on shaft I02 is a roller I08.

Threadedly engaging with the wall of socket I05 is the reduced threaded end I89 of a stub shaft II 0 provided with a head HI at its outer end. Mounted on shaft H8 is a roller H2. The rollers I08, II2 ride up and off the cam members 55, 56 during the rotation of the gear 51 for shifting the latter from non-driving to driving relation with respect to gear 58. The heads I01, HI retain the rollers 88, ll2 on the shafts I02, IIO.

With reference to Figure 1. Mounted in the sleeve 2| is a bushing II3 which surrounds the hub I I4 of the driven gear 58. The hub is spaced from shaft 1, as at ll i H 4 is formed with an annular flange II5 which has the outer marginal portion of its front face integral with the rearwardly directed annular flange H6 formed at the inner end of the Web or body I I1 of gear 58. The latter is of the crown type and is oppositely disposed with respect to gear 51. The outer marginal portion of the front face of web H1 is formed with an annular enlargement l I8 provided throughout with transversely extending teeth H9 constituting the teeth of gear 58 and which oppose the teeth of gear 51. Positioned against the rear face of head I6 is retainer plate I25 formed with a large opening I2I through which the shaft lextends. The plate I20 abuts against the rear end edge and has the wall of its opening I2I flush with the inner face of hub H4. Extending through plate I26 and engaging in the hub I M are holdfast means I22 for coupling the plate and hub together toarrest the shifting of gear 58 towards gear 51. greater length than sleeve 2| and extends beyond the front end of the latter. The bushing II3 extends from plate I20 to and abuts the rear face of flange II5. Surrounding the bushing II3 and interposed between the front end of sleeve 2I and the rear face of flange H5 is a power transmitting gear wheel I23. The latter is anchored to flange II5 by the holdfast means IZ-B to provide for gear I23 bodily moving with gear 58. sleeve ZI, flange H5 and gear I23 coact to prevent the gear 58 from shifting rearwardly from gear 51. The sleeve 2|, hub I I4, flange H5, plate I20 and gear I 23 coact to retain gear 58 permanently at one point in chamber 53 in opposed relation with respect to gear 51.

Extending through sleeve 22 and into chamber 53 is the feed or roll unwinding shaft 8 having fixed to its front end a pinion I24 which permanently meshes with and is operated from gear The front end of hub I:

The hub H4 is of l,

The a wheel I23. The pinion I24 has a" iearwardly extending hub I which abuts sleeve 22.

Secured to the inner face of body portion I5 of housing I4 at diametrically opposed points are oppositely disposed cam blocks I26, I21 for coacting with the rollers II2, I08 respectively for shifting gear 51 from driving relation with respect to gear 58. The blocks I26, I21 are of angle-shape in cross section to provide each with legs (Figure '7) disposed diametrically and lengthwise of body portion I5. The legs of block I26 are designated I28, I29. The legs of block I21 are designated I38, I3I. The legs I28, I30 extend diametrically and the legs I29, I3! extend lengthwise of body portion I5. The leg I26 is of greater length than leg I30. The legs i29, I3! are of the same length, extend from the forward sides of and are flush with the outer ends of the legs I28, I30 respectively. The legs are of the same width. The outer end edges of the blocks I26, I21 are of arcuate contour. The legs of each pair are anchored together by the holdfast means I32. The blocks I26, I21 are anchored against the inner face of body portion I5 by the holdfast means I33. The lower face of the legs I29, I3I (Figure 9) is formed with a high part I34, a low part I and an inclined part I36 leading at an upward inclination from the inner end of part I35 to the inner end of part I34. The leg I23, in connection with the body portion i5, forms a vertically disposed clearance or passage I31 (Figure '7) for the roller I08. The high, low and inclined parts I34 of the block I26 are oppositely disposed with respect to' the high, low and inclined parts of the block I21. The high and inclined parts of block I26 are arranged in the path of the roller H2. The high and inclined parts of the block I21 are arranged in the path of roller I38. The said high and inclined parts of the blocks function, in connection with the rollers I68, I 112, for shifting gear 51 from intermeshing or driving engagement with the gear 58.

Fixedly secured on shaft 1 rearwardly of head I6 is a cam I38 functioning to operate a brake mechanism for intermittently applying a braking action on shaft 8 to arrest it from movement. The said mechanism consists of a pair of oppositely disposed simultaneously operated brake shoes I36,

7 I40 fixed on the opposed faces of a pair of spring controlled holder bars I4I, I42 respectively capable of shifting towards each other against the action of the controlling spring I43 therefor. The bar MI is anchored at its lower end, as at I44, to a bracket I45 fixedly secured to the head I6. The bar I4I intermediate its ends is formed with an opening I46 and at its upper end with an opening I41. The lower portion of the bar I42 is arranged in the path of the lobe I48 of the cam I38. The bar I42, at its upper end, is formed with an opening I48 and between its transverse median and its lower end has rigidly secured thereto a laterally disposed pin I50 which slid-ably extends through opening I46 whereby the lower portion of bar I42 is supported from bar I4I. Ex-

tending through the openings I49, I41 and spring I43 is a combined support and tensioning element for said spring consisting of a headed threaded bolt I5I, a securing nut I52 and a clamping nut I53 of the wing type. The spring I43 is arranged on the shank of the bolt I5I between the bars I4I, I42. The head of the bolt abuts the outer side of bar I4I The nut I52 is to abut the outer side of bar I42. The nut I53 is to abut nut I52. The shoes I39, I40 have their inner faces formed with oppositely disposed semi-circular grooves I54, I55 respectively opposing opposite portions of the periphery of shaft 8. The walls of the grooves are for bending against shaft 8 to arrest the movement thereof. When the lobe I48 of cam I38 engages the outer side of bar I42 the latter is shifted towards bar I4 I whereby the brake shoes apply a braking action to shaft 8 and arrest it from movement. The mechanism is automatically released from shaft 8 when lobe I48 clears bar I42.

The cam member 55 is positioned a greater distance from the edge 89 of disc 54 than the distance between said edge and cam member 56 due to the fact that roller I 08 is arranged in closer relation to the edge of cam 51 than that of roller H2. The cam member 56 is cut out, as at I56 (Figure 1)' to provide a clearance for the inner end of plunger 82 on the adjusting of disc 54.

V The cam members 55, 56 are shifted relative to the cam blocks I26, I21 selectively in opposite di- Ill rections for varying the duration of the operation of gear 58 from gear 51 for controlling the length of the sheet to be cut. The nearer the cam members 55, 56 are adjusted towards the blocks I26, I21 respectively, the shorter the length 1:

of the sheet cut from the web will be. The further the cam members 55, 56 are adjusted from the blocks I26, I21 respectively, the longer the length of the sheet cut from the web will be.

The lobe I48 applies the pressure on the brake only at the moment when gear 51 is disengaged from gear 58, thereby stopping shaft 8 when the feed is discontinued. The extent of the shifting of gear 51 to and from driving and non-driving relation is respectively the distance from cavity I2 to cavity II and from cavity II to cavity I2.

On the operation of shaft 1 the gear 51 will be carried therewith, and as the gear rotates rollers I08, II2 will be brought to travel simultaneously lengthwise of cam members 56, 55 respectively resulting in the shifting of gear 51 in a direction on shaft 1 to an extent to mesh with and drive gear 58, which in turn will drive gear wheel I23, and the latter in turn will rotate pinion I24 to provide for the operation of shaft 8 to cause the web to unwind from the roll of paper stock. As gear 51 continues to rotate, the rollers I08, II2 clear the blocks I26, I21 respectively. A further travel of the gear 51 provides for the rollers I08,

II2 travelling against blocks I21, I26 respectively resulting in the gear 51 being moved from driving relation with respect to gear 58. On the start of the shifting of the gear 51 from driving relation relative to gear 58 the shaft 1 has carried the cam I38 therewith to a position whereby the lobe I48 will contact with bar I42 and operate the braking mechanism whereby the shaft 8 is arrested from movement.

The adjustability of the carrier 53 provides for the positioning of the cam members 55, 56 selective distances apart with respect to the blocks I26, I21 respectively. The adjustment may be determined by the scale 33 on disc 54 which is visible through slot 33.

What I claim is:

1. In a mechanism for controlling the operation of a paper web feed shaft of paper cutting machines, an operating shaft, a driven gear, an

operative driving connection leading therefrom to and for the feed shaft, a rotatable driving gear, operated from and slidably mounted on said operating shaft and normally opposing in spaced relation the driven gear, a pair of spaced diametrically opposed rollers extended from the iii) outer edge of and carried by said driving gear, a pair of diametrically opposed cam members arranged in the path of and coacting with said rollers for shifting the driving gear to driving relation with respect to said driven gear, a pair of spaced diametrically opposed cam blocks spaced from said cam members and one arranged in the path of one of said rollers and the other in the path of the other of the said rollers and coacting with the rollers for shifting the driving gear from driving relation with respect to the driving shaft, and means for holding the feed shaft from movement on the shift of said driving gear from and to driving relation with respect to said driven gear.

2. In a mechanism for controlling the operation of a paper Web feed shaft of paper cutting machines, an operating shaft, a driven gear, an operative driving connection leading therefrom to and for the feed shaft, a rotatable driving gear, operated from and slidably mounted on said operating shaft and normally opposing in spaced relation the driven gear, a pair of spaced diametrically opposed rollers extended from the outer edge of and carried by said driving gear, a pair of diametrically opposed cam members arranged in the path of and coacting with said rollers for shifting the driving gear to driving relation with respect to said driven gear, a pair of spaced diametrically opposed cam blocks spaced from said cam members and one arranged in the path of one of said rollers and the other in the path of the other of the said rollers and coacting with the rollers for shifting the driving gear from driving relation with respect to the driving shaft, and means for holding the feed shaft from movement on the shift of said driving gear from and to driving relation with respect to said driven gear, the said means being spring controlled and including a suspended actuatable braking part for surrounding the feed shaft and an operating part carried by the operating shaft for intermittently actuating and holding said braking part in braking position.

3. In a mechanism for controlling the operation of a paper web feed shaft of paper cutting machines, an operating shaft, a driven gear, an operative driving connection leading therefrom to and for the feed shaft, a rotatable driving gear, operated from and slidably mounted on said operating shaft and normally opposing in spaced relation the driven gear, a pair of spaced diametrically opposed rollers extending from the outer edge of and carried by said driving gear, a pair of diametrically opposed cam members arranged in the path of and coacting with said rollers for shifting the driving gear to driving relation with respect to said driven gear, a pair of spaced diametrically opposed cam blocks spaced from said cam members and one arranged in the path of one of said rollers and the other in the path of the other of the said rollers and coacting with the rollers for shifting the driving gear from driving relation with respect to the driving shaft, means for holding the feed shaft from movement on the shift of said drivinggear from and to driving relation with respect to said driven gear, and said driving gear and operating shaft having coacting parts for latching said driving gear in driving and non-driving position.

4. In a mechanism for controlling the operation of a paper Web feed shaft of paper cutting machines, an operating shaft, a driven gear, an operative driving connection leading therefrom to and for the feed shaft, a rotatable driving gear, operated from and slidably mounted on said operating shaft and normally opposing in spaced relation the driven gear, a pair of spaced diametrically opposed rollers extended from the outer edge of and carried by said driving gear, a pair of diametrically opposed cam members arranged in the path of and coacting with said rollers for shifting the driving gear to driving relation with respect to said driven gear, a pair of spaced diametrically opposed cam blocks spaced from said cam members and one arranged in the path of one of said rollers and the other in the path of the other of the said rollers and coacting with the rollers for shifting the driving gear from driving'relation with respect to the riving shaft, means for holding the feed shaft from movement on the shift of said driving gear from and to driving relation with respect to said driven gear, and a revoluble carrier for shifting the cam members towards and from said cam blocks for selectively varying the extent of the drive of the driving gear on the driven gear thereby controlling the feed of the web from the feed shaft.

5. In a mechanism for controlling the operation of a paper web feed shaft of paper cutting machines, an operating shaft, a driven gear, an operative driving connection leading therefrom to and for the feed shaft, a rotatable driving gear, operated from and slidably mounted on said operating shaft and normally opposing in spaced relation the driven gear, a pair of spaced diametrically opposed rollers extended from the outer edge of and carried by said driving gear, a pair of diametrically opposed cam members arranged in the path of and coacting with said rollers for shifting the driving gear to driving relation with respect to said driven gear, a pair of spaced diametrically opposed cam blocks spaced from said cam members and one arranged in the path of one of said rollers and the other in the path of the other of the said rollers and coacting with the rollers for shifting the driving gear from driving relation with respect to the driving shaft, means for holding the feed shaft from movement on the shift of said driving gear from and to driving relation with respect to said driven gear, a revoluble carrier for shifting the cam members towards and from said cam blocks for selectively varying the extent of the drive of the driving gear on the driven gear thereby controlling the feed of the web from the feed shaft, means for latching said carrier in adjusted position, and means for clamping said carrier in its adjusted position.

6. In a mechanism for controlling the operation of a paper web feed shaft of paper cutting machines, an operating shaft, a driven gear, an operative driving connection leading therefrom to and for the feed shaft, a rotatable driving gear, operated from and slidably mounted on said operating shaft and normally opposing in spaced relation the driven gear, a pair of spaced diametrically opposed rollers extended from the outer edge of and carried by said driving gear, a pair of diametrically opposed cam members arranged in the path of and coacting with said rollers for shifting the driving gear to driving relation with respect to said driven gear, a pair of spaced diametrically opposed cam blocks spaced from said cam members and one arranged in the path of one of said rollers and the other in the path of the other of the said rollers and coacting with the rollers for shifting the driving gear from driving relation with respect to the driving shaft, means for holding the feed shaft from movement on the shift of said driving gear from and to driving relation with respect to said driven gear, a revoluble carrier for shifting the cam members towards and from said cam blocks for selectively varying the extent of the drive of the driving gear on the driven gear thereby controlling the feed of the web from the feed shaft, means for latching said carrier in adjusted position, means for clamping said carrier in its adjusted position, and a housing enclosing said gears, members and operative drive connection and having'means at one end for the passage of said shafts therein.

'7. In a mechanismfor controlling the operation of a paper web feed shaft of paper cutting machines, an operating shaft, a driven gear, an operative driving connection leading therefrom to and for the feed shaft, a rotatable driving gear, operated from and slidably mounted on said operating shaft and normally opposing in spaced relation the driven gear, a pair of spaced diametrically opposed rollers extended from the outer edge of and carried by said driving gear,

a pair of diametrically opposed cam members arranged in the path of and coacting with said rollers for shifting the driving gear to driving relation with respect to said driven gear, a pair of spaced diametrically opposed cam blocks spaced from said cam members and one arranged in the path of one of said rollers and the other in the path of the other of the said rollers and coacting with the rollers for shifting the driving gear from driving relation with respect to the driving shaft, means for holding the feed shaft from movement on the shift of said driving gear from and to driving relation with respect to said driven gear, a revoluble carrier for shifting the cam members towards and from said cam blocks for selectively varying the extent of the drive of the driving gear on the driven gear thereby controlling the feed of the web from the feed shaft, means for latching said carrier in adjusted position, means for clamping said carrier in its adjusted position, a housing enclosing said gears, members and operative drive connection and having means at one end for the passage of said shafts therein, said carrier being provided with a regulating scale, and said housing having a sight opening at its other end for viewing said scale.

8. In a mechanism for controlling the operation of a paper web feed shaft of paper cutting machines, an operating shaft, a driven gear, an operative driving connection leading therefrom to and for the feed shaft, a rotatable driving gear operated from and slidably mounted on said operating shaft and normally opposing in spaced relation the driven gear, a pair of spaced diametrically opposed rollers extended from the outer edge of and carried by said driving gear, a pair 'of diametrically opposed cam members arranged in the path of and coacting with said rollers for shifting the driving gear to driving relation with respect to said driven gear, a pair of spaced diametrically opposed cam blocks spaced from said cam members and one arranged in the path of one of said rollers and the other in the path of the other of the said rollers and coacting with the rollers for shifting the driving gear from ing a suspended actuatable braking part for surrounding the feed shaft and an operating part carried by the operating shaft for intermittently actuating and holding said braking part in braking position, and said driving gear and operating shaft having coacting parts for latching said driving gear in driving and non-driving position.

9. In a mechanism for controlling the operation of a paper Web feed shaft of paper cutting machines, an operating shaft, a driven gear, an operative driving connection leading therefrom to and for the feed shaft, a rotatable driving gear, operated from and slidably mounted on said operating shaft and normally opposing in spaced relation the driven gear, a pair of spaced diametrically opposed rollers extended from the outer edge of and carried by said driving gear, a pair of diametrically opposed cam members arranged in the path of and coacting with said rollers for shifting the driving gear to driving relation with respect to said driven gear, a pair of spaced diametrically opposed cam blocks spaced from said cam members and one arranged in the path of one of said rollers and the other in the path of the other of the said rollers v,

and coacting with the rollers for shifting the driving gear from driving relation with respect to the driving shaft, means for holding the feed shaft from movement on the shift of said driving gear from and to driving relation with respect to said driven gear, the said means being spring controlled and including a suspended actuatable braking part for surrounding the feed shaft and an operating part carried by the operating shaft for intermittently actuating and holding said braking part in braking position, and a revoluble carrier for shifting the cam memberstowards and from said cam blocks for selectively varying the extent of the drive of the driving gear on the driven gear thereby controlling the feed of the Web from the feed shaft.

10. In a mechanism for controlling the operation of a paper web feed shaft of paper cutting machines, an operating shaft, a driven gear, an operative driving connection leading therefrom, to and for the feed shaft, a rotatable driving gear, operated from and slidably mounted on said operating shaft and normally opposing in spaced relation the driven gear, a pair of spaced diametrically opposed rollers extending from the outer edgeof and carried by said driving gear, a pair of diametrically opposed cam members arranged in the path of and coacting with said rollers for shifting the driving gear to driving relation with respect to said driven gear, a pair of spaced diametrically opposed cam blocks spaced from said cam members and one arranged in the path of one of said rollers and the other in the path of the other of the said rollers and coacting with the rollers for shifting the driving gearfrom driving relation with respect to the driving shaft, means for holding the feed shaft from movement on the shift of said driving gear from and to, driving relation with respect to said driven gear, said driving gear and operating shaft having coacting parts for latching said driving gear in driving and non-driving position, and a revoluble carrier for shifting the cam members towards and from said cam blocks for selectively varying the extent of the drive of the driving gear on the driven gear thereby controlling the feed of the Web from the feed shaft.

11. In a mechanism for controlling the operation of a paper web feed shaft of paper cutting machines, an operating shaft, a driven gear, an

operative driving connection leading therefrom, to and for the feed shaft, a rotatable driving gear, operated from and slidably mounted on said operating shaft and normally opposing in spaced relation the driven gear, a pair of spaced diametrically opposed rollers extending from the outer edge of and carried by said driving gear, a pair of diametrically opposed cam members arranged in the path of and coacting with said rollers for shifting the driving gear to driving relation with respect to said driven gear, a pair of spaced diametrically opposed cam blocks spaced from said cam members and one arranged in the path of one of said rollers and the other in the path of the other of the said rollers and coacting with the rollers for shifting the driving gear from driving relation with respect to the driving shaft, means for holding the feed shaft from movement on the shift of said driving gear from and to driving relation with respect to said driven gear, said driving gear and operating shaft'having ccacting parts for latching said driving gear in driving and non-driving position, means for latching said carrier in adjusted position, and means for clamping said carrier in its adjusted position.

12. In a mechanism for controlling the operation of a paper web feed shaft of paper cutting machines, an operating shaft, a driven gear, an operative driving connection leading therefrom to and for the feed shaft, a rotatable driving gear operated from and slidably mounted on said operating shaft and normally opposing in spaced relation the driven gear, a pair of spaced diametrically opposed rollers extended from the outer edge of and carried by said driving gear, a pair of diametrically opposed cam members arranged in the path of and coacting with said rollers for shifting the driving gear to driving relation with respect to said driven gear, a pair of spaced diametrically opposed cam blocks spaced from said cam members and one arranged in the path of one of said rollers and the other in the path of the other of the said rollers and coacting with the rollers for shifting the driving gear from driving relation with respect to the driving shaft, means for holding the feed shaft from movement on the shift of said driving gear from and to driving relation with respect to said driven gear, the said means being spring controlled and including a suspended actuatable braking part for surrounding the feed shaft and an operating part carried by the operating shaft for intermittently actuating and holding said braking part in braking position.

13. Ina mechanism for controlling the operation of a paper web feed shaft of paper cutting machines, an operating shaft, a driven gear, an operative driving connection leading therefrom to and for the feed shaft, a rotatable driving gear, operated from and slidab-ly mounted on said operating shaft and normally opposing in spaced relation the driven gear, a pair of spaced diametrically opposed rollers extended from the outer edge of and carried by said driving gear, a pair of diametrically opposed cam members arranged in the path of and coacting with said rollers for shifting the driving gear to driving relation with respect to said driven gear, a pair of spaced diametrically opposed cam blocks spaced from said cam members and one arranged in the path of one of said rollers and the other in the path of the other of the said rollers and coacting with the rollers for shifting the driving gear from driving relation with respect to the driving shaft, and means for holding the feed shaft from movement on the shift of said driving gear from and to driving relation with respect to said driven gear, a housing supporting said blocks therein and enclosing said gears and drive connection, said housing having means at one end for the passage of said shafts therein, said braking means being carried by the said end of the housing and said operating shaft.

14. In a mechanism for controlling the operation of a paper Webfeed shaft of paper cutting machines, an operating shaft, a driven gear, an operative driving connection leading therefrom to and for the feed shaft, a rotatable driving gear, operated from and slidably mounted on said operating shaft and normally opposing in spaced relation the driven gear, a pair of spaced diametrically opposed rollers extended from the outer edge of and carried by said driving gear, a pair of diametrically opposed cam members arranged in the path of and coacting with said rollers for shifting the driving gear to driving relation with respect to said driven gear, a pair of spaced diametrically opposed cam blocks spaced from said cam members and one arranged in the path of one of said rollers and the other in the path of the other of the said rollers and ooacting with the rollers for shifting the driving gear from driving relation with respect to the driving shaft, means for holding the feed shaft from movement on the shift of said driving gear from and to driving relation with respect to said driven gear, a revoluble carrier for shifting the cam members towards and from said cam blocks for selectively varying the extent of the drive of the driving gear on the driven gear thereby controlling the feed of the web from the feed shaft, a housing supporting therein said carrier, blocks and drive connection and enclosing said gears, said housing having means at one end for the passage therein of said shafts, and said braking means having an actuatable braking part suspended from said end of the housing and surrounding the feed shaft and operating part carried by said operating part for said actuable part.

JULIUS M. MINKOW. 

